Second Session, 43rd Parliament – 2026
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

SUBJECT INDEX (DRAFT)
topics, places, people
References are linked to time stamps in the transcript: e.g., 73B:1435 = Issue 73, 2:35 p.m.

Bill abbreviations: Amdts. - Amendments; cl. - clause; 1R - First reading;
2R - Second reading; C - Committee stage; 3R - Third reading; RA - Royal Assent
Index updated regularly during session.

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Haisla Nation

Involvement in LNG industry (Dix) 123B:1035
Hansen, Jeremy

Comments on Artemis II mission (Lajeunesse) 150B:1355
Harris, Cameryn

Death due to brain tumor (Kindy) 136B:1405
Harrison Tulip Festival, Agassiz, B.C.

Award and contributions of Onos family (Luck) 154B:1020-1025
Harvie, George

Comments on contract cancellation for Delta long-term-care facility project (Paton) 171B:1425
Hayes, Violet

Work in social services and retirement (Higginson) 161B:1015
Head and brain injuries See Brain health
Health

Brain health See Brain health
End-of-life care See Hospice and palliative care
Facilities See Health care facilities and hospitals; Long-term and residential care; Mental health
Funding for health care See Health care funding
Health authorities See Health authorities
Health care system See Health care system
Home care See Home care
Hospice care See Hospice and palliative care
Hospitals See Health care facilities and hospitals; particular hospitals
Long-term care See Long-term and residential care
Maternal health See Maternity and pregnancy
Mental health services See Mental health
Pregnancy See Maternity and pregnancy
Public health See Public health
Reproductive health See Reproduction
Research See Health sciences under Science and technology; particular conditions, diseases, etc.
Sexual health See Public health
Health authorities See also particular authorities

Review (Halford) 153B:1420-1425 (Osborne) 153B:1425
Health care facilities and hospitals

Capacity and conditions (Dew) 157B:1425, 168B:1020-1025 (Kindy) 126B:1110
Capital projects
status and funding (Milobar) 184B:1110
timelines and funding (Ma) 167B:1400-1410 (Sturko) 133B:1100 (Van Popta) 167B:1400-1405
Capital projects and infrastructure investment (Ma) 122B:1410, 126B:1110, 129B:1410, 133B:1100, 140B:1110-1115, 151B:1055
Emergency services
access to services (Sturko) 147B:1050-1055
rural hospitals and temporary closings (Wilson) 126B:1115
temporary closings due to staffing issues (Osborne) 126B:1115, 151B:1050
temporary closings, petition tabled (Gasper) 184B:1115
Health care auxiliaries (Hartwell) 129B:1350 (Sandhu) 154B:1030-1035
Infrastructure and staffing, government investment (Osborne) 157B:1425, 168B:1025
Long-term-care facilities See Long-term and residential care
Mental health and psychiatric services at hospitals See Facilities under Mental health
Mental health facilities See Mental health
Obstetric services at hospitals (Dew) 132B:1435 (Halford) 119B:1050 (Kindy) 132B:1435-1440 (Mok) 132B:1430 (Osborne) 119B:1050, 129B:1400-1405 (Valeriote) 129B:1400
Staffing at hospitals (Sturko) 147B:1050-1055
Health care funding

Family residence program (Day) 144B:1055 (Gasper) 144B:1055 (Osborne) 144B:1055-1100
Funding (Bailey) 118B:1435 (Osborne) 119B:1115
Long-term and residential care (Bailey) 122B:1355-1400 (Day) 122B:1355
Long-term and residential care, project funding See Facilities under Long-term and residential care
Mental health services (Osborne) 157B:1425
Health care professionals and workers See also particular professions and sectors

Appreciation (Osborne) 172B:1055
Credentialling of foreign-trained professionals (Osborne) 146B:1435
Governance and oversight See also Health regulatory colleges
(Osborne) 146B:1430-1435
Government support and initiatives
clinical guidance for mental health care (Botterell) 165B:1040-1045 (Osborne) 165B:1045 (Osborne) 151B:1050
Health support workers See also Workers under Long-term and residential care
Health support workers, labour model (Osborne) 119B:1110-1115
Recruitment See also Supply below
Recruitment and government investment (Osborne) 144B:1050, 184B:1110
Recruitment and retention (Kindy) 146B:1425-1430 (Osborne) 146B:1435
Recruitment and retention, rural retention incentive (Bird) 144B:1050 (Eby) 126B:1120 (McInnis) 126B:1115-1120 (Osborne) 144B:1050
Recruitment of U.S. health care workers (Higginson) 167B:1355 (Kindy) 144B:1100 (Osborne) 144B:1050, 153B:1425, 175B:1110
Regulation See Governance and oversight above; Health regulatory colleges
Staffing shortages (Osborne) 144B:1050
Supply and recruitment (Osborne) 119B:1055, 140B:1115
Supply and training (Osborne) 126B:1115
Supply, recruitment and training (Osborne) 157B:1430
Health care system

Acute care, use of acute care beds by seniors in need of long-term care (Kindy) 126B:1110
Costs and spending
reduction of administrative costs (Osborne) 153B:1425
Emergency services
ambulance See Ambulance service
temporary closings of hospital ERs See Emergency services under Health care facilities and hospitals
virtual services (Osborne) 126B:1115 (Wilson) 126B:1115
Family residence program (Day) 144B:1055 (Gasper) 144B:1055 (Hartwell) 161B:1030 (Milobar) 184B:1110 (Osborne) 144B:1055-1100, 161B:1035, 174B:1435
Government action on issues (Halford) 153B:1425
Government initiatives and investment (Osborne) 147B:1055, 157B:1425-1430, 184B:1110
Laboratory services and workers (Chant) 153B:1340-1345
Medical imaging services (Day) 151B:1015
Patient care quality review and complaint process (Osborne) 161B:1055
Primary health care
accessibility (Botterell) 139B:1415
attachment to primary care provider (Botterell) 158B:1040 (Day) 157B:1430 (Osborne) 139B:1415, 157B:1430, 158B:1040
inclusion of psychiatric services (Osborne) 122B:1405
primary care networks (Osborne) 139B:1415
Services for seniors (Bailey) 184B:1100 (Osborne) 119B:1115
Services for transgender persons (Botterell) 147B:1030
System
public system (Osborne) 157B:1425
Travel for treatment
accommodation for families See also Family residence program above
(Dew) 161B:1025-1030 (Osborne) 161B:1025-1030
support for families (Milobar) 184B:1110
travel (Day) 144B:1055 (Osborne) 144B:1055-1100
travel assistance program (Hartwell) 161B:1030 (Osborne) 161B:1030-1035, 174B:1435, 184B:1110
Wait-lists and waiting times
long-term-care beds See Long-term and residential care
transplant wait-lists and criteria (Loewen) 119B:1055-1100 (Osborne) 119B:1055-1100
transplant wait-lists and waiting times (Toporowski) 133B:1030-1035
Health Ministry

Estimates
debate 164B:1450-1800, 165B:1105-1155, 166B:1330-1820, 167B:1435-1845, 168B:1100-1155, 169B:1305-1720, 171C:1440-1705
speakers (Day) 166B:1535-1740, 166B:1755-1815, 167B:1440, 167B:1505-1645, 171C:1705 (Kealy) 171C:1530-1650 (Kindy) 167B:1700-1720, 167B:1750-1755, 167B:1810-1840, 168B:1100, 168B:1120-1145, 169B:1305-1340, 169B:1405-1540, 171C:1650-1700 (McInnis) 167B:1645-1650 (Osborne) 164B:1450-1800, 165B:1105-1155, 166B:1335-1820, 167B:1455-1635, 167B:1650-1845, 168B:1105-1150, 169B:1320-1720, 171C:1455-1645, 171C:1700-1705 (Rattée) 164B:1450-1755, 165B:1105-1150, 166B:1330-1510 (Sturko) 171C:1455-1530 (Toor) 167B:1735 (Valeriote) 169B:1605-1610, 169B:1625-1715, 171C:1440-1450 (Van Popta) 167B:1725
Minister
communications with Green Party MLA re sale of tobacco products (Botterell) 184B:1050 (Osborne) 184B:1050
meeting re Saanich Peninsula clinic (Osborne) 139B:1415
Health Professions and Occupations Act

Purpose and implementation (Day) 146B:1430-1435 (Kindy) 146B:1425-1430 (Osborne) 146B:1430-1435
Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act (Bill M236)

(Kindy) 1R, 136B:1350-1355
Debate, speakers (Kindy) 136B:1350-1355
Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act (No. 2) (Bill M238)

(Kealy) 1R, 137B:1015-1020
Debate, speakers (Kealy) 137B:1015-1020
Health regulatory colleges

Boards (Osborne) 146B:1430-1435
Heart and Stroke Foundation

Work of organization and advocacy (Davis) 174B:1400
HEART program See Government action under Homelessness
HEARTH program See Government action under Homelessness
Helping Hearts Youth Foundation

Work of organization and founder (Anderson, G.) 171B:1340
Henry, Bonnie

Comments on drug decriminalization (Kindy) 151B:1030
Here Comes the Sun

Book on climate change and solar power education and awareness (Botterell) 175B:1035
Heritage See Arts and culture; Multiculturalism
Heritage Conservation Act

Proposed amendments and consultation (Giddens) 171B:1420 (Parmar) 171B:1420
Heritage Week

Purpose and theme (Higginson) 126B:1045-1050
Heyman, George

Government hiring as adviser and contract renewal (Bailey) 123B:1045 (Stamer) 123B:1045
High-technology industry See also Science and technology

AI See Artificial intelligence under Science and technology
Development and economic opportunities (Choi) 177B:1030
Highway 16

Symbolism re missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (Bird) 151B:1010-1015, 172B:1025
Highway of Tears See Highway 16
Highway of Tears Symposium, Prince George, B.C.

20th anniversary event (Bird) 151B:1010-1015
Highways and roads

Improvement and repair projects (Farnworth) 150B:1435
Hilltop House, Squamish, B.C.

Funding for seniors housing project (Valeriote) 150B:1420
Hockey See Sports and recreation; particular teams and events
Hogg, George and Isabel

Life together and death of Isabel Hogg (McInnis) 155B:1300
Home care

Home support services and independent living programs (Osborne) 119B:1115, 133B:1100, 168B:1050 (Sturko) 133B:1100 (Wilson) 168B:1050
Home ownership

Federal tax reduction program, B.C. participation (Boyle) 180B:1035-1040 (Hepner) 180B:1035-1040
Homeowner grant See Homeowner grant
Opportunity and government support (Boyle) 137B:1055
Rural homeowner grant See Northern and rural B.C., northern and rural homeowner benefit under British Columbia by region
Young homebuyers, affordability and cost increases (Bhangu) 137B:1100 (Day) 137B:1055 (Dew) 137B:1100
Home Rental Fairness Act (Bill M244)

(Armstrong) 1R, 175B:1025
Debate, speakers (Armstrong) 175B:1025
Homeless encampment action response team (HEART) and temporary housing (HEARTH) programs See Government action under Homelessness
Homelessness

Awareness (Rattée) 130B:1020
Government action (Boyle) 179B:1430
Government action, HEART and HEARTH programs (Boyle) 150B:1420
Tent cities and encampments
encampments in backcountry and forest lands (Loewen) 153B:1350
response team and temporary housing (HEART and HEARTH) programs See Government action above
safety issues and government action (Banman) 146B:1435-1440, 164B:1425 (Boyle) 180B:1055 (Farnworth) 146B:1440, 164B:1425
Homeowner grant

Northern and rural benefit See Northern and rural B.C under British Columbia by region .
Purpose and status (Bailey) 184B:1110
Honour House Society

Health care accommodation and support facilities for first responders and armed forces personnel (Luck) 179B:1350
Hornosty, Avery

Canada Cord Girl Guides award recipient (McInnis) 146B:1410
Hospice and palliative care

End-of-life care and grief support (Warbus) 183B:1350-1355
Housing

Accessible housing for disabled persons
shelter allowance increase, petition tabled (Warbus) 126B:1125
Affordable housing
community housing fund (Botterell) 130B:1050-1055 (Boyle) 130B:1055, 136B:1410-1415 (Halford) 136B:1410-1415
community housing fund projects (Boyle) 122B:1400-1410 (Hepner) 122B:1410 (Rattée) 122B:1400 (Valeriote) 150B:1420
government action and impact of policies (Dew) 137B:1100 (Giddens) 137B:1050-1055 (Hepner) 122B:1410
government action and initiatives (Boyle) 180B:1035-1040
government action and investment (Boyle) 122B:1400-1410, 130B:1050-1055, 137B:1050-1055
Home ownership See Home ownership
Housing construction industry See Residential construction industry under Construction industry
Housing market See Real estate industry
Single-room occupancies See also Supportive housing below
(Boyle) 130B:1100 (Rattée) 130B:1100 (Warbus) 130B:1105
Social and subsidized housing
government initiatives (Boyle) 179B:1435
government investment and new units (Boyle) 130B:1100, 136B:1415
Supportive housing
drug use at sites (Neufeld, K.) 130B:1055
housing and conditions (Rattée) 179B:1430
management and government response to issues (Boyle) 130B:1055-1105, 136B:1415-1420 (Rattée) 136B:1415-1420 (Warbus) 130B:1105
safety at sites (Rattée) 130B:1100
supportive housing (Boyle) 179B:1430, 180B:1055-1100
supportive housing and services (Boyle) 130B:1055-1105
use of single-room-occupancy buildings (Maahs) 180B:1055
Temporary housing and shelters
security (Bird) 130B:1100 (Boyle) 130B:1100
Trailer parks See Manufactured homes
Transition houses
funding and construction of new units (Phillip) 136B:1400
safe houses (Block) 150B:1355
Housing and Municipal Affairs Ministry

Estimates
debate 136C:1750-1810, 137C:1110-1140, 138C:1335-1815, 139C:1440-1845, 140A:1135-1145
speakers (Botterell) 139C:1815-1835, 140A:1140-1145 (Boyle) 136C:1750-1810, 137C:1115-1140, 138C:1340-1815, 139C:1445-1840, 140A:1140-1145 (Hepner) 136C:1750-1810, 137C:1110-1135, 138C:1515-1735, 139C:1445-1505, 139C:1700-1800 (Luck) 138C:1335-1500, 139C:1505-1530, 139C:1800-1815 (Rattée) 139C:1540-1655 (Van Popta) 138C:1735-1810 (Wilson) 138C:1335-1400
Minister, letter to Vancouver mayor re natural gas heating policy for new homes (Dix) 183B:1430 (Halford) 183B:1430
Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes (Codes of Conduct) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 17)

(Minister of Housing) 1R, 147B:1010-1015; 2R, 179B:1810-1850
Debate, speakers (Boyle) 147B:1010-1015, 179B:1810-1815 (Luck) 179B:1815-1830 (Rotchford) 179B:1835-1845 (Valeriote) 179B:1830-1835
Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes (Parental Leave) Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 18)

(Minister of Housing) 1R, 147B:1015
Debate, speakers (Boyle) 147B:1015
Housing Squamish See Squamish Community Housing Society
Howe Sound

Ecological value and water quality (Valeriote) 153B:1405
LNG project in area See Woodfibre LNG
Human rights

Awareness and protection (Sandhu) 133B:1040
Code See Human rights code
Discrimination See Discrimination and racism
Employment rights (Armstrong) 133B:1105
LGBTQ2S rights See LGBTQ2S community
Protection (Eby) 126B:1120
Voting rights See Right to vote under Elections
Human rights code

Application and purpose (Sharma) 133B:1105
Impact (Armstrong) 133B:1105
Legislation See also Human Rights Code Repeal Act
Legislation, private members' bill for repeal of code (Eby) 126B:1120
Review by parliamentary committee See Human Rights Code Provisions Review Special Committee
Human Rights Code Provisions Review Special Committee

Appointment and powers (Farnworth) 119B:1125
Committee members, Chair and former Chair thanked (Wat) 168B:1055
Committee members, Deputy Chair and former Chair thanked (Elmore) 168B:1055
Human Rights Commissioner thanked (Wat) 168B:1055
Report for second session of 43rd parliament, review of Human Rights Code sections 47.01 to 47.24
report presented (Elmore) 168B:1055; debate (Wat) 168B:1055; adopted 168B:1055
Staff thanked (Elmore) 168B:1055 (Wat) 168B:1055
Work of committee (Elmore) 168B:1055
Human Rights Code Repeal Act

(Armstrong) 1R, 126B:1020
Divisions: 1R negatived 126B:1035
Debate, speakers (Armstrong) 126B:1020
Human Rights Commissioner

Reports tabled
Inquiry into Detentions Under the Adult Guardianship Act, Progress Update on Recommendations, April 2026 (Speaker) 154B:1110
Human trafficking

Awareness and prevention (Bird) 172B:1025
Incidence in rural and remote communities (Bird) 172B:1025
Hunting

Trapping and trappers (Clare) 157B:1355
Hurley, Mike

Comments on contract cancellation for Burnaby Hospital replacement project (Van Popta) 171B:1420